On Sept. 19, in an article titled "8 wrongs don't make a right," Dean Erwin Chemerinsky actually admitted that the U.S. Suprem...

Right or wrong, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonnell v. United States ought not to be read in a vacuum. By ...

Unless the commercial bail bond industry increases its transparency and accountability, the industry cannot deliver on its pro...

The California lawyer who seeks to represent clients in another jurisdiction must thoroughly research the law in that jurisdic...

Until recently, data breach cases rarely survived motions to dismiss or demurrers because plaintiffs could not allege a compen...

Cyberpeace is not the absence of exploitations. Rather, it is the creation of a network of multilevel regimes working together...

Technology allows us to use fancy analytics to track and quantify marketing data and strategies, but going the extra mile for ...

Despite the reputation of Delaware as a company-friendly state, four significant recent decisions by Delaware courts cut both ...

San Diego County Judge Timothy Casserly, a longtime prosecutor, relishes his civil calendar.

In stark contrast to California's ill-considered draft regulations, states like Texas and Michigan are opening their doors to ...

Despite the BLM's decision to restrict renewable energy development, the future of renewable energy in California remains brig...

Even in the earliest stages, startups should be thinking about protecting its intellectual property — the "secret sauce" of a ...

Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the award of attorney fees and th...

Two recent cases remind us of the limits of our silver tongues during closing arguments. By Will Jay Pirkey ...

The 9th Circuit has granted a petition for en banc review of an appeal about the definition of "exceptional cases" under the L...

Corporate crime has never been a more pressing, vexing, and at times infuriating topic for Americans than at present. By Samue...

Ventura County Judge Henry Walsh is a lifelong Dodgers fan whom lawyers say is respectful.

Daniel Kahneman, the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, has authored a fascinating and important new book on a subject ha...

Recent lawsuits brought by local prosecutors using a public nuisance legal theory — the lead paint lawsuit, the opioid lawsuit...

While the 9th Circuit's decision in Mohamed v. Uber rejected the lower court's efforts to totally sidetrack the agree...

Perhaps because we read so many documents, most of us engage in some form of speed reading. By David M. Balabanian ...

While there are numerous arguments both for and against Prop. 64, should it pass, it presents several issues for local governm...

This past summer, a panel of leading earth scientists concluded that human impacts on the planet have become so pervasive that...

As more companies go paperless, electronic versions of original documents are routinely used and accepted into evidence unless...

Requests to admit are not "true" discovery. Requests for admissions are primarily aimed at setting to rest a triable issue so ...

Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) ...

You are months in the planning to commit that perfect crime of robbing your neighborhood bank; but when you do, that perfect c...

Trials aren't perfect tools for delivering outcomes that are fully faithful to the merits of cases. Neither are arbitrations. ...

Although the policy is not "law", it is the first step toward autonomous vehicle regulation on the federal level. By Patice G...

As self-driving vehicles and ride-sharing apps revolutionize how we get from one place to another, the legal system must striv...